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Judge Declines to Block Trump’s Move to Put Thousands of USAID Workers on Leave
February 21, 2025

□ [“P. Diddy's Lawyer Withdraws From Sex-Trafficking Case: ‘Under No Circumstances Can I Continue’"]

Of course he doesn't give any reasons, attorney/client privilege and all that.  Most likely it's either being threatened by someone who doesn't want P. Diddy defended or just disgusted by what he learned about Diddy.  I would think there's some basic rules about telling your lawyer the truth - how else could they defend you? - so the answers to basic questions would probably drive most lawyers away from defending him.

I doubt it's about being worried.  Face it, Diddy is the one who could be executed to keep him quiet, the lawyer would be collateral damage at most, and he probably knew that going in to the case.  Maybe someone will offer him several million dollars to spill his guts.  *If* we ever get the details, I do assume they'll be revealed before Diddy's case actually gets started.  Even if it's not official, someone could be putting them out anyway.

□ [“AG Pam Bondi Now Has Jeffrey Epstein Documents:  ‘They’re Sitting on My Desk Right Now for Review’"]

Like this.  They just now arrived at her desk or has she been sitting on them for a while?  If the former, the previous step probably just needed the FBI head's signature.  If the latter, that's less encouraging but maybe there's still a reason.  Trump has now been POTUS for a month.  His EO to release the JFK/RFK/MLK files was just a few days after taking office, so how long until that comes to fruition?

I'm also wondering what the left's reaction will be when/if the facts come out.  No matter what, they won't believe it, especially if there are any details that make them look bad.  I guess it'll come down to whether or not there's anything relevant.  Bondi says she hasn't seen any major scandals in the files so far, but she'd have say something like that no matter what.  We're all in waiting to see if anything will happen.

Mexico’s President Plans to Change Constitution to Protect Drug Cartels From U.S. Military Strikes
February 21, 2025

□ [“Maine Governor Tells Trump She'll Defy Executive Order to Ban Men from Women’s Sports"]

He says her state will not get any federal funding and is specific that there will be none.  She says she'll sue over this, like he's never had to deal with that before.  She's going to have to deal with people in Maine whose budgets depend on federal financing.  What's she going to do, say she's not interested in that, it's all about promoting transgenders?

This shows how lost Democrats are these days.  The vast majority of people don't want this but those in charge will impose it anyway.  They have such a high opinion of themselves that they can't listen to anyone else and certainly aren't going to notice the damage they're causing their own side.  There's speculation that within a year or so, this transgender madness will be past-tense, just because even the left won't be able to stand by it.  They'll have to do everything they can to pretend it never happened.

They may try, but (God willing) they're still going to be reminded of that.  And the virus tyranny.  And demanding war with Russia.  And the enormous waste of taxpayer money.  And every other sort of leftist propaganda.  There won't be very many who supported some pieces but opposed others.  They're all in on the whole thing, whether they admit it or not.

We may see how many leftist leaders actually pay attention to their own budgets and funding.  DOGE is clearly going after everything, so it might be a shock when state and local governments start begging their Democrat leadership for help.  They're going to suddenly need to impose a lot of new taxes to avoid going broke, unless they cut spending.  Sooner or later we all need to learn that lesson, even leftists.

Failed Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Signs with Hollywood Talent Agency
February 19, 2025

Hooters Prepares to File Bankruptcy in Coming Months
February 21, 2025

□ [“LA Mayor Karen Bass Fires DEI Fire Chief Kristin Crowley Effective Immediately"]

Haven't heard about the L.A. fires for a while.  Under normal circumstances, you'd assume they were out by now but, well, this is L.A.  All we do know is that nobody wants to cover it, or anything about about that city either.  They probably need to make sure that every single one of the fires that started around the same time and couldn't be put out for weeks was a total accident.

The black female mayor is still having problems though.  A couple of days ago she started an investigation into why she was allowed to leave the city and go to Ghana when the fires started.  Because she wanted to?  Because she had a scheduled trip?  Because she's not responsible for anything?

These people aren't that interesting, so it's not clear what they're doing or why, but it's obvious the mayor is desperate to save herself and will turn on anyone.  One might have to worry if the Fire Chief will reveal any secrets for revenge, but she was hired for DEI so she may not be competent enough to get any secrets.  That's what happens when you lower the standards.

It does seem like more rich and famous people might be drawn in to this conflict, although they don't have any obvious connections.  Nothing peons like us would be aware of anyway.  It does look like California in general is sinking much faster these days.  By the nature of leftism, they all act like crabs trapped in a bucket, grabbing each other to keep anyone else from escaping.

Trump Fires Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles “CQ” Brown – Announces New Nominee
February 21, 2025

□ [“Black Female Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is ‘Rooting’ For Canada and Mexico Against USA"]

What's the word for supporting other countries against your own?  Are members of Congress allowed to do that?  I'm sure she's not going to be remotely punished for this, but it is showing how the left is increasingly desperate to destroy this country now, no matter how much they need to defy reality to do it.

She's been getting publicity lately, like the rest of AOC's gang.  She also says Trump won because Americans are uneducated.  So that would be the Democrats running the school system for decades, but for some reason she's not smart enough to think of that.

Just a guess, but she might be getting this attention because AOC and (blanking on her name, the Somali) have probably been told to be quiet, after recent statements about supporting illegals over Americans.  These chicks probably can't qualify as traitors because they aren't American in any real sense.  They're enemies, foreign and domestic.  With nobody else in the party, they're trying to get as much attention as possible.

This is one of those instances where I don't think there's a deep plan.  Men can form organizations with structure and ranks.  Women are more likely to just form their own groups and tear at each other.  Since leftism is damaged, AOC's gang might as well try their best, maybe they'll get lucky.  But they're also providing plenty of evidence that they aren't competent or trustworthy.  I would assume Trump and his staff have prepared for this.

Acting ICE Director Out Amid Reports Trump Unhappy with Pace of Deportations
February 21, 2025